forestall

[美國]/fɔːˈstɔːl/
[英國]/fɔːrˈstɔːl/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

vt. 先發制人, 預先阻止
Word Forms
過去式forestalled
現在分詞forestalling
第三人稱單數forestalls
過去分詞forestalled

例句

Try to forestall their questions.

儘量不讓他們問問題(作到先發制人)。

She forestalled their attempt.

她先發制人, 阻止了他們的企圖。

they will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence.

爲阻止投不信任票,他們將搶先提出辭呈。

We installed an alarm system to forestall break-ins.

我們安裝了一套警報系統來預防小偷的闖入

He forestalled all his competitors.

他比所有的競爭者都佔先了一步。

She forestalled my plan to meet her.

"她搶在我前面,使我要去接她的計劃落了空。"

she made to rise but Erika forestalled her and got the telephone pad.

她準備起身,但埃裏卡搶先拿起了電話記事本。

原聲例句

More than anything, she thought. " Can it be forestalled" ?

這是我最大的願望,太后心想:" 預言能被阻止嗎?"

來源: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

Ron started to speak, but Hermione forestalled him in a whisper.

羅恩剛想說話,被赫敏低聲地搶在了前面。

來源: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" And you wish to forestall this prophecy" ?

" 而您決心阻止這個預言?"

來源: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

She did not speak to him much, but she was quick to forestall his wants.

她同他說話不多,但是不管他有什麼需要,她都很快地就能知道。

來源: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

She nodded almost imperceptibly and then opened her mouth, but Snape forestalled her.

她幾乎不易察覺地點了點頭,張開嘴想說話,但斯內普搶先阻止了她。

來源: 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

That's a recipe for countless false positives and dead ends-years of frustration, for now forestalled.

這就是無數假陽性和死衚衕的祕訣——多年的失望,現在該先發制人了。

來源: Selections from "Fortune"

" When we were in Diagon Alley, " Harry began, but Mr. Weasley forestalled him with a grimace.

“我們在對角巷的時候——”哈利開始說道,但韋斯萊先生換了臉色,阻止了他。

來源: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Mr Muhyiddin has clung on to power despite a slim majority by forestalling a vote of confidence.

穆希丁通過阻止信任投票獲得微弱多數而繼續掌權。

來源: The Economist (Summary)

Before they could explore any further, the Crimean War broke out and forestalled their archaeological ambitions for several years.

在他們做更深入的探索之前,Crimean戰爭爆發了,阻礙了他們的考古追求達數年之久。

來源: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

They believe the authorities may not just want to improve the capital, but also to forestall an uprising among urbanites.

他們認爲,(朝鮮)當局不僅要改造首都,還準備先行一步,(用日益改善的生活)壓下居民的怨言。

來源: The Economist - Comprehensive

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